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Chatham Artillery Punch
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Chatham Artillery Punch

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."
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Agra ka Petha
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Agra ka Petha

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.
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Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Fatih, Turkey

Asitane Restaurant

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.
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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake
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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.
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Hartford Election Cake
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Sweets

Hartford Election Cake

These massive, booze-filled cakes once made voting sweet.
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Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Artificial Asses' Milk
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Ritual & Medicinal

Artificial Asses' Milk

Donkey milk was once so coveted that people used snails to make an artificial version.
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Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank